U.S. ZIP Code · IA50035
Polk County · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Appreciation
- 1-year
- -0.6%
- 5-year / yr
- +3.3%
- 10-year / yr
- +4.1%
Relative price
- vs U.S.
- +15.8%
- vs metro
- +15.0%
- vs state
- +60.8%
Price history
Zillow Home Value Index — monthly, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
The typical home in 50035 is worth $329,054 — 15.0% above the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA median. Over the past year, values have fallen 0.6%. The effective property tax rate is 1.4%.
#Rent & investment
Typical asking rent, and the returns it implies at the current home value.
#Property tax
Effective rate — total real estate taxes paid relative to total home value.
#Climate risk
FEMA National Risk Index ratings for Polk County. "Not Applicable" means the hazard does not threaten the county.
- Overall risk
- Relatively Moderate[4]
- Riverine flood
- Relatively Moderate
- Coastal flood
- Not Applicable
- Wildfire
- Very Low
- Drought
- Relatively High
- Heat wave
- Relatively High
- Hurricane
- Very Low
- Tornado
- Relatively High
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Winter weather
- Relatively High
#Who lives here
#Migration
Household moves in and out of Polk County over a year, from IRS tax-return data.
- Net migration
- +468[5]
- Moved in
- 12,860
- Moved out
- 12,392
Schools
Open public schools in this ZIP, from the NCES Common Core of Data.
- Public schools
- 5
- Elementary
- 2
- Middle
- 2
- High
- 1
Bondurant-Farrar High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District
804 students
Morris Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District
605 students
Anderson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District
522 students
Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District
428 students
Bondurant-Farrar Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District
408 students
Run the numbers
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#Metro ranking
Where this ZIP sits among others in its metro area.
Frequently asked
- How much is a home worth in ZIP code 50035?
- The typical home in 50035 is worth $329,054, based on the Zillow Home Value Index.
- Are home values rising in 50035?
- Home values in 50035 are down 0.6% over the past year, and up 3.3% a year over five years.
- What is the property tax rate in 50035?
- The effective property tax rate in 50035 is 1.4% — roughly $4,755 a year on a typical home.
- Who lives in 50035?
- ZIP code 50035 has a population of 10,131 and a median household income of $134,906.
#Comparable ZIPs
Same metro, nearest typical home value. Each card shows the comparable ZIP's headline numbers so you can scan at a glance.
Dallas Center, IA
- Typical home
- $329,861
- Gross yield
- —
Maxwell, IA
- Typical home
- $330,680
- Gross yield
- —
East Peru, IA
- Typical home
- $333,587
- Gross yield
- —
Mingo, IA
- Typical home
- $323,482
- Gross yield
- —
West Des Moines, IA
- Typical home
- $337,175
- Gross yield
- 4.8%
Ankeny, IA
- Typical home
- $318,792
- Gross yield
- 5.5%
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